Evans Ranch Tasting Room, located in downtown Los Olivos, is pretty unique in that it has stools up at the tasting bar…which you don’t see all that often. It's like hanging out at a bar (which is our second favorite thing to do after wine tasting). It really is a cool tasting … [Read more...]
Stolpman Vineyards Tasting Room Brings It!
The Stolpman Tasting Room used to be located in Solvang but are now in the beautiful downtown of Los Olivos. The tasting room itself is cool, a quaint little front yard area with a few vines planted and an outdoor seating/ tasting area. We didn’t video the inside, it was … [Read more...]
Art + Wine = Artiste Winery
We love it when worlds collide…especially when one of those worlds contains wine!! The great thing about Artiste Winery in downtown Los Olivos is their passion for art and spreading that to the guests that venture inside. They invite people to paint on the community canvases or … [Read more...]
Carina Cellars-A Wine Oasis in Los Olivos
Located in the same downtown Los Olivos tasting room as Tensley Wines, Carina Cellars is another great spot…and you can’t beat tasting two wineries in one room! Carina Cellars also has a tasting room in Paso Robles, which we hope to go visit soon and share with you as well. So, … [Read more...]
Generations of Fess Parker Wine in Santa Barbara County
When we were on our recent weekend stay in Solvang, we hit up many tasting rooms in Los Olivos…one of which was E & T Wines. Okay, okay…the name may not mean anything to you but it will. This tasting room houses Tessa Marie and Triune wines….now you get it right? Okay, in … [Read more...]
Tensley Wines: A Los Olivos Easter Day Wine Stop
On our recent weekend in Los Olivos, CA., we hit Tensley Wines to do a little wine tasting on Easter Sunday before heading to Annie’s dad's for Easter. Joey Tensley makes this wine under his own label, along with being the wine maker for Carina Cellars that both share space in … [Read more...]
Don't Fear the PINK…Wine That Is!
We caught up with Kathy Turner from TINT Wines out at the Earth Day Food and Wine Festival! We've had the TINT wines before, the little wine project that husband/wife team Chris and Kathy make together, and we've LOVED it. The concept is simple: make a very small batch of … [Read more...]
Graveyard Vineyards, They Don't Mess Around
Graveyard Vineyards is a curious name, but they've got serious wines! The name comes from their vineyard location; perched up above the graveyard out in San Miguel. Don't let that intimidate you, it's a charming spot, and they've managed to make quite a brand around the fact that … [Read more...]
How to Enjoy Wine…Among Other Things
Certain situations call for certain wines. Not in the mood for wine? No problem, some situations call for other "stuff". The moral of the story is to sit back, enjoy life, appreciate the ones your with, and make the most of every moment! Here we go...in no particular … [Read more...]